℗ 2015 Cantaloupe Music
David Lang & Mac Wellman: The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF and FLAC audio formats
The Difficulty of Crossing a Field |
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Opening David Lang; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
2:26 | |||
2 |
Belladonna. The First Telling David Lang; Beverly O'Regan Thiele; Laquita Mitchell; Mari-Yan Pringle; Nicole Mitchell; Martin Bakari; Jorell Williams; Brandon Coleman; Isaiah Robinson; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
8:40 | |||
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Interlude 1. Today Is the Day David Lang; Cree Carrico; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
1:40 | |||
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Monkshood. The Second Telling David Lang; Daniel Zippi; Jay O. Sanders; Laquita Mitchell; Mari-Yan Pringle; Nicole Mitchell; Martin Bakari; Jorell Williams; Brandon Coleman; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
6:22 | |||
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Interlude 2 David Lang; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
1:09 | |||
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Poison Hemlock. The Third Telling David Lang; Cree Carrico; Jay O. Sanders; Beverly O'Regan Thiele; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
10:48 | |||
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Poison Ivy. The Fourth Telling David Lang; Isaiah Robinson; Laquita Mitchell; Mari-Yan Pringle; Nicole Mitchell; Martin Bakari; Jorell Williams; Brandon Coleman; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
12:01 | |||
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Loco Weed. The Fifth Telling David Lang; Jay O. Sanders; Christopher Burchett; Laquita Mitchell; Mari-Yan Pringle; Nicole Mitchell; Martin Bakari; Jorell Williams; Brandon Coleman; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
10:53 | |||
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Interlude 3. The Disappearence David Lang; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
2:22 | |||
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Black Nightshade. The Sixth Telling David Lang; Jay O. Sanders; Cree Carrico; Isaiah Robinson; Laquita Mitchell; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
5:00 | |||
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Wordless Prayer of Thanks David Lang; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
1:09 | |||
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Foxglove. The Seventh Telling David Lang; Beverly O'Regan Thiele; Cree Carrico; Isaiah Robinson; Laquita Mitchell; Mari-Yan Pringle; Nicole Mitchell; Martin Bakari; Jorell Williams; Brandon Coleman; Harlem String Quartet; Douglas Kinney Frost |
13:49 | |||
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Total Playing Time 76:19
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Based on a one-page story by Ambrose Bierce, this album is a joint collaboration in musical theatre between composer David Lang and playwright Mac Wellman that recounts the tale of an unusual disappearance and ensuing reactions. The story takes place in 1854 near Selma, Alabama, where a planter named Williamson has vanished without a trace while crossing a field. The Harlem String Quartet and a prestigious list of New York City’s established and emerging talent in opera and theatre combine arias with spoken text, emotional melodies with tense drama.
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